Diamond
Announces Contents of the October 2014 PREVIEWS
October's
PREVIEWS
Features a Hero's Return in DC Entertainment's Robin
Rises Alpha
(BALTIMORE,
MD) — (September 17, 2014) —
The October edition of Diamond Comic Distributors’ monthly PREVIEWS
catalog arrives in comic shops, hobby stores, and other specialty
outlets on September 24th. October's PREVIEWS
offers over 2,000 new items and features comic books, graphic novels,
toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale
beginning December 2014.
ON
OUR FRONT COVER:
Batman's journey to Apokalips to recover his son's body and restore
Damian to life reaches its conclusion in DC Entertainment's Robin
Rises Alpha!
ON
OUR BACK COVER:
A signature character of the 1990s joins Diamond Select Toys' Marvel
Select
action figure line — Cable!
The
October PREVIEWS Features
Sci-Fi
& Fantasy Month
— PREVIEWS
wants to take you into worlds beyond imagination as we celebrate
science-fiction and fantasy comics. Look throughout the catalog for
the Sci-Fi & Fantasy icon for some of the best science-fiction
and fantasy comics on the market today.
On
The Flip Side
— Fred Pierce of Valiant Entertainment talks to PREVIEWS
about the growth of the Valiant Universe over the past two years and
the future of the publisher, including the new mini-series The
Valiant
offered in this month's catalog.
Gems
of the Month
— October's PREVIEWS
Gems of the Month include: Dark Horse Comics' Hellboy
and the B.P.R.D.
#1, the tale of Hellboy's first field mission with the B.P.R.D. by
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, and Alex Maleev; DC Entertainment's
Superman:
Earth One
Volume 3, the next chapter in J. Michael Straczynski's reimagining of
the Man of Steel for the 21st-century; IDW Publishing's Star
Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive
#1, a crossover mini-series co-published by BOOM! Studios in which
Captain Kirk and the Enterprise
discover a planet dominated by a simian civilzation; Image Comics'
Bitch
Planet
#1, Kelly Sue DeConnick's "women in prisons" series that
sees five women attempt to escape from the galaxy's toughest prison;
and Marvel Comics' Spider-Man
and the X-Men
#1 in which the wallcrawler becomes the Jean Grey School's newest
guidance counselor.
Splash
— PREVIEWS
shines a special spotlight at some of the blockbuster books and
products coming this December! Spinning out of the events of Original
Sin,
there's a new player on the cosmic stage in Angela:
Asgard's Assassin
from Marvel Comics. A young girl befriends a Yeti in Roger
Langridge's Abigail
and the Snowman
from BOOM! Studios. There's a new Attack
on Titan
boxed set from Kodansha Comics, and an original graphic novel, The
Sculptor
from Scott McCloud and :01 First Second. Plus, Medicom's The
Dark Knight Rises: Selina Kyle MAF EX Figure
that's available exclusively through PREVIEWS,
and much more!
Indie
Edge
— Jeff Lemire, the creator of Essex
County
and The
Underwater Welder,
as well as the writer of DC Entertainment's Justice
League United,
talked to PREVIEWS
about his favorite projects, his new project The
Valiant
from Valiant Entertainment, and the books he's reading!
PREVIEWS
Exclusive Apparel
— This month PREVIEWS
offers more exclusive apparel that can be found only at your comic
shop! Yondu from Guardians
of the Galaxy
and the Stark Industries logo from the Iron
Man
films star on two new t-shirts. Plus, John Constantine hangs out in a
graveyard on a new shirt. Be sure to order these and many others from
your local comic book shop and refresh your wardrobe!
Plus:
Staff Picks, the month's Certified Cool books, the monthly Bestseller
Charts, and so much more!
All
this awaits you in the October edition of PREVIEWS,
which goes on sale at your local comic shop or specialty store on
Wednesday, September 24th
with a cover price of just $4.50.
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ABOUT DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS (DCD)— Diamond is at the nexus of comics and pop culture merchandise. Based in Baltimore, MD, DCD is the world's largest distributor of English-language comic books and pop-culture related merchandise, servicing more than 4,000 specialty retailers worldwide. For more information, visit Diamond on the web at www.diamondcomics.com.
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